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West Harlem residents choose between library upgrades, park watering systems, more during participatory budgeting vote week

Community members have the opportunity to vote from April 11 to 19 on how $1 million of city funding will be spent for local projects.

By Isabel Iino / Columbia Daily Spectator

District 7 City Council member Shaun Abreu, CC ’14, encouraged West Harlem residents to vote on new initiatives to benefit the community in an email to his constituents.

By Arunima Chaudhary • April 16, 2026 at 7:32 PM

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